Inspiration Station: Awesome Young Activists Around the World
Here in New York, the buzz of the town are the Occupy Wall Street Protests that are now entering their second month. In the city’s financial district, hundreds of people are camping and marching and speaking out together. Last week, I went to Wall Street to join the Indigenous People’s March, which was held on [...]
Bell Bajao’s Dude of the Day: Matt Damon
At Breakthrough, we love celebrities that use their fame and fortune to draw attention to humanitarian issues. We think that everyone has a role to play, and those who can use their celebrity to draw attention to human rights issues are our favorite kinds of celebrities. Today, the Bell Bajao blog is launching a new [...]
We exist. Therefore, we share.
This week was Social Media Day, celebrating the evolution of internet most significantly brought about by the revolutionary changes that social media has made in our personal and professional lives. We asked our fans on Facebook & Twitter to share stories of how social media has made a difference in their lives and in particular [...]
Flashing Yellow @ Flash Mob #2
100 rupees for the t-shirt that you have to wear to be a part of it? Hmmm….okay. Please Mend the Gap came about as a result of anger from a fateful incident in the Delhi Metro and frustration in general with the problem of safety, discrimination and inequality that women in Delhi have to live [...]
Bole Toh, Must Bol!
Breakthrough was invited by Commutiny, The Youth Collective, for a stakeholders’ consultation on using ‘Social Media for Social Change’. An organization working towards mainstreaming youth development and active citizenship through alternate and mainstream media, Must Bol is Commutiny’s on going brain child. Using the popular platform of social media, Must Bol is a call to [...]
16 Days of Activism:Social media roundup
The international ’16 days of Activism against gender based violence’ kicked off across the world on 25th Nov emphasizing on the inclusion of woman rights within the real of human rights. The international campaign originated from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University in [...]
Social Media Buzz: Teenage girls stand by Chris Brown as he apologizes on YouTube
R&B singer Chris Brown, 19, released a public apology to Rihanna and all his fans on the 20th of July saying,”I can only ask and pray that you forgive me.” In the video, Brown told his fans that he was ashamed of his behaviour towards Rihanna, 21.”What I did was unacceptable, 100 per cent. I [...]
Social Media Buzz: Keira Knightley acts in a Domestic Violence PSA
bigpicture recently posted this link on Twitter: Keira Knightley stars in a very effective domestic violence PSA. – http://shrinkify.com/ndo This two-minute video called Cut Movie, highlights the fact that two women die every week from domestic violence in the UK. This video is a part of a national domestic violence awareness campaign launched by Women’s [...]
